The artist should not only paint what he sees before him, but also what he sees in himself. If, however, he sees nothing within him, then he should also refrain from painting what he sees before him.
~ Caspar David Friedrich

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Close your bodily eye, that you may see your picture first with the eye of the spirit.
~ Caspar David Friedrich

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The divine is everywhere, even in a grain of sand.
~ Caspar David Friedrich

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I have to stay alone in order to fully contemplate and feel nature.
~ Caspar David Friedrich

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